Thursday, October 29, 2015

Making Mexico

So, the countdown has really started. Friday November 5th is when I'll be running the game at the convention. And thanks to a crazy work schedule I'm a bit behind and having to work like a fiend!!

The table will be 8 ft x 5 ft which was larger than any gaming mats I had. So the quick solution was to get a piece of felt cloth cut. I picked a tan color I liked at the fabric store and had it cut 9 ft x 6 ft. so a little would hang over the edge. Then I picked up 3 different colors of spray paint and went to work. Here's the results with some of my terrain as I'm figuring out the final layout.

Also to provide a bit of cover and give it the proper feel for this area of Mexico, I needed some mountains. I obviously don't want anything too large that will get continually bumped into when folks are reaching for figures, but still large enough to provide some cover and fill in some table space. I bought a piece of insulation sheath and started cutting away. Besides the pieces you see in the picture above I have these below getting a good coat of white glue.

At the suggestion of my wife I went to Hobby Lobby and picked up a couple of packages of cacti. These unfortunately were not that cheap... oh well! At least I'll have them now. Mounted on some larger disks and here's the result. This actually turned out better than I was expected so I'm really pleased with the results.

And finally I finished my Villista artillery crew. Unfortunately no one makes a crew for Villistas that I could find in 28mm. So I took a Knuckleduster figure and cut of his pistol so it would look like he's reaching for the gun. The other figure is from Gringo 40's. The 75mm is also from Gringo 40's. Not my best picture, but at this point the battery was going dead so I'll take it. :)